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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2007
Applicants:
Mark Hayton, Western Australia, AU;
Neil John Goodman, Ardross, AU;
Inventors:
Mark Hayton, Western Australia, AU;
Neil John Goodman, Ardross, AU;
Assignee:
Technological Resources Pty. Limited, Melbourne, Victoria, AU;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C21C 5/46 (2006.01); C21C 5/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A direct smelting plant for producing molten metal from a metalliferous feed material using a molten bath based direct smelting process is disclosed. The plant includes an offgas duct assembly to facilitate flow of offgas from the vessel, the offgas duct assembly including two offgas ducts of matching diameter extending outwardly from the vessel.